บท 325: 325. Crawler County
"Crawler County?"
"It's southwest from Central City," said Yurielle. "By tomorrow, we'd be in Central City after two hours."
Jack groans, exhausted from the travel.
"Oh, please," said Yurielle. "Woman up, birdie."
Jack drops into the sand, tired, as Yurielle rolls her eyes. "Jill... Take over..."
"Nah..." said Jill, in his head.
"We're close to the first checkpoint," said Sam. "Just keep moving forward."
Kariel and Sam ate some of the sandwiches that Jack instantly grew with his hoe.
Jack spawns Skeleton Zombie Archers with his spawn eggs and conjures up Skeletons. He then ties them up with his lead and proceeds to kill them with his Netherite ax. He collects their bones to craft bone meal in his crafting table and proceeds to pour it on blocks of soil Jill created. Jack then tills the land with a Netherite hoe and plants seeds in them. He then proceeds to pour the bone meal on the tilled soil, which acts as a fertilizer as the crop instantly grows. He creates wheat and crafts a loaf of bread, which he turns into a sandwich from the spawned pork he killed and the spawned chicken's meat and eggs. He also grew an oak tree where he harvested apples from. He also grew some potatoes, carrots, and beetroot. He also made mushroom soup.
"Sadly, I... can'... really make any kinda cheese..." said Jack. "This is the best I could do."
"It's alright..." said Sam. "As long as we can eat it..."
"So..." said Kariel. "What was it like to be injected the Super Soldier serum?"
Sam smiles filled with glee with his teeth out. "It... felt great... But..." his smile softens. "It didn't feel like I deserved it. Like... it wasn't mine to be taken."
"Sam Wilson... A black man who became the world's first public African-American Super Soldier," said Kariel.
"I wasn't the first..." said Sam.
"But you were the first one that the world is aware of... while serving..." said Kariel.
"Have you served?" Sam asked.
"No, no... Yeah... I did," said Kariel. "So did my brother... I was inspired by his actions when he was on the island..."
"Yeah... I heard of that place... Hell, right?"
Kariel nods. "Around... ten years ago, after my brother..." Kariel gulps. "I served. I served for the United States... And for Maharlica... Yeah... Ghul... Prime-Earth."
"Afghanistan," said Sam. "It's weird that a Filipino is allowed to fight for another country..."
"We're one nation, Sam," smiled Kariel. "We're in the same country..."
Sam sighed. "Why did your brother kill Doughnut Trumpet?"
"Mr. President was planning to blow up a few random cities to make this huge third world war..."
"What!? Why?"
Kariel shrugs. "He believed that we should be one nation... That... my brother was colonizing countries... Not uniting them."
"Did the people have the right to vote for Maharlica's leader?"
"At the time?"
"Yeah."
Kariel thought. "No."
"So... we were going to be colonies..."
"Yeah... Kuya had his flaws... But damn did sense get knocked into that head of his."
"Why?"
"Our family... was a victim of hundreds of years of racial discrimination and racial conquests... We didn't have a place when we were colonized by your nation either?"
"So... vengeance..."
"The red line between vengeance and justice is quite blurred, especially with a pair of blood-tinted lenses."
"So... vengeance?"
"I'm saying that people who lose things... like people... can have their moral compasses broken. My brother lost so many people... Our parents... The one he loved... His best friend... kind of... And... it drove him mad...But no, not vengeance... How I saw it, was that he was angry at himself... and he believed that what he was offering your people was a solution... payment... retribution..."
"He tried to colonize a superpower."
"And your people stole our resources. Understand that during that time, Kuya was going mad... He began to see his coming fate... His death... The calamity that was about to befall him... He saw it... He was afraid... and he, as well, blamed himself for his father's death... he believed that he was unwanted... that he was a failure... Only a few people in these worlds truly knew that all those thoughts burdening him weren't true... That he mattered to us... Even if the world didn't need him anymore... he was... forcing his law onto the world... even though the world didn't need him... But the world did need him... and he changed his fate... And he died a hero..."
"Why weren't you consumed with all this self-hatred?"
"A man from China... a genius named Confucius... He once said, 'If you hate a person, you are defeated by them.' Kuya hated a lot of people... Sometimes he unconsciously hated even me... But he still loved people... But most of all he hated himself."
"You?"
"I won't let anyone beat me," said Kariel. "They could try... But they won't succeed," he scoffed. "Who was Marley to you?"
"Marley? He was among the EXO-Pilots... He and Riley were... very close friends of mine. After Riley was killed, he left... and Dale decided to settle in Texas... We used to sing songs together when sleeping in the desert sands... y'know?"
"How old are you?" laughed Kariel.
"57," said Sam.
"Damn..." said Kariel. "You've probably had more experience than I've ever had, Captain."
"How old are you, kid?" asked Sam.
"Eh... 41..." said Kariel.
"You sound like you've seen enough in your day, from the looks of it."
"What was the song?"
"Ah... right... That it was... Uh...It was the third of September...That day I'll always remember, yes I will...Cause that was the day, that my daddy died...I never got a chance to see him...I... .ever heard nothin' but bad things about him..."Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth!"And Momma just hung her head and said..."
Kariel sang with him.
"'Son, Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)!Wherever he laid his hat was his home!(And when he died!) All he left us was alone!Papa was a rolling stone, (my son)!Wherever he laid his hat was his home!(And when he died!) All he left us was alone!Well, well..."
(By The Temptations)
"What the hell are you idiots singing?" asked Johnny. "Some crybaby Daddy-Issues music or whatever?C'mon, Kariel! Stop bitchin' about your Dad, will ya?"
Kariel rolls his eyes. "Sam was just telling me about this song he was singing... There was this-..."
Yurielle throws her knife several meters away, as the knife bounces back into her hands.
*wooooo~ooo~*
*waaa~aaa~aaa!!!*
*SHING!!!*
*wooooo~ooo~*
*waaa~aaa~aaa!!!*
*SHING!!!*
"You should really be careful with that damned thing," said Jack.
"Why?" sneered Yurielle.
Yurielle throws it near Jack's throat, but Jack falls on the sandy ground and backs away.
"Stop that!" yelled Jack.
*wooooo~ooo~*
*waaa~aaa~aaa!!!*
*SHING!!!*
"Hey!" yelled Jack, backing away.
Yurielle laughs hard.
So does Jill, in his head.
"You do realize that you'll die, too, if I get stabbed, right!?"
"Oh, right."
"I'm joking! I won't really stab you!" laughed Yurielle.
"Why are we all camped outside of that town over there?" asked F.F.
"John went to check the city to be safe... He says that he heard laughing."
They turn to the town.
"Crawler County?" asked Jill, woging out of Jack.
"Yeah?" asked Kariel.
"No one lives there," said Jill.
"Really, now?" asked Kariel. "Huh..."
Meanwhile...
Dark silently trod on the sand while looking at the buildings of the small town.
"Hahahahahaha!!!" A strange creepy and gruff cackling could be heard in the distance. Thrusters could be heard blasting around.
Dark sniffs the air. "Wall-Crawler..." he whispered. "Or... Jorogumo?"
A Pumpkin Bomb drops and rolls in front of Dark's feet.
Dark's eyes widen. He runs and takes cover as the bomb explodes.
Dark's legs Wahrewoge into an Aswang's and jump high. He tumbles into the window and hides inside.
He had entered an abandoned bedroom. The bed is broken. The cloth is old and dirty, torn to shreds. A disgusting stench could be smelled inside.
"Hahahahahahaha!!!"
*woosh!!!*
Dark draws his Stand out, bringing out Dark Moon.
Dark hides behind the wall.
Someone lands on the roof above Dark.
He listens to the person's soft breath.
Dark's katana wrings.
*CRASH!!!*
Dark is stepped on by the...
Green Goblin...
Green Goblin stabs Dark in the shoulder, but Dark manifests his katana. Green Goblin blocks the slash with his wristband blades and marches toward Dark. Green Goblin kicks Dark several meters away.
Dark Wahrewoges his wings out and flies toward Green Goblin, grabbing him and throwing him to the ground.
Dark drops on the tall building's roof and prepares his katana. He spins and slashes at Green Goblin, who blocks the attack and kicks Dark down the edge of the roof. Dark wall-crawls on the building's wall and he goes on all fours. Dark wall-crawls down as Green Goblin leaps down and kicks Dark downward. Dark falls to the ground with dust clouding the area.
Green Goblin then wall-crawls slowly to the ground and lands on his feet.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! John Stefanio! Foolish Samurai Warrior... With a bowler hat." cackled Green Goblin. "Greetings from your host, the Green Goblin!"
"Norman Osborn. Known as the Brilliant Scientist-turned-Psychopathic-Murderer," said Dark. "Why the hell is the President sending people to kill us off!?"
"The President!? NGAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" cackled Goblin. "Oh, how little you know!"
Green Goblin takes out his wristband blades and swings them at Dark, who spins and blocks the blades with his katana. The blade in his hand begins to turn red as he smashes Green Goblin's face.
"SLAYER SLASH!!!"
*CLANG!!!*
*BANG!!!*
An explosion occurs that destroys the house.
"Hahahahahahaha!!!"
Green Goblin is gone, but his laugh could still be heard.
Dark slowly stands up, shaking in pain.
*CRASH!!!*
Dark leaps and does a black widow strangle on Green Goblin, then punches his head over and over again. Dark screams in anger, trying to kill the Goblin, but Green Goblin simply laughs and bodyslams Dark into the next floor. Dark coughs blood as Green Goblin beats him over and over again.
Dark slowly stands up and slashes his sword at Green Goblin, who dodges and kicks Dark to the ground.
Green Goblin then beats Dark over and over again once more.
Dark's bones crack. His ribs are fractured and his muscles get sprained.
Dark then Wahrewoges into an Aswang as his mask assumes the shape of an Aswang's face, with his wings phasing out of his coat.
He roars at the Goblin and pushes him out of the room, destroying the wall and down to the ground.
He claws at his armor and scratches it slightly.
The Goblin then stabs Dark in the abdomen as he roars and ticks his wings. The Goblin kicks him away and tries to punch him, but Dark bites the Goblin's neck, but his teeth break into pieces.
Dark regrows his teeth and beats Goblin to the ground.
But Green Goblin simply laughs, grabs Dark by the neck, and lifts him up with one hand.
Green Goblin then throws him to the ground and kicks him over and over again.
Dark's hands shake, desperately trying to stop Green Goblin who bludgeons him brutally.
*CRACK!!! CRACK!!! CRACK!!! SPLAT!!!*
"How pathetic..." said Green Goblin. "John Stefanio... You want to be a hero, right Well let me tell you something, rich boy! Your mistakes... You murderous tendencies... Your thirst for blood? It will always be a part of you, dear Johnny... You will always be New York's bane... The world's greatest assassin... Scum like you should be reminded that you are like us... An animal... The number of bodies left in your wake... Truly amazing... I truly am sorry that I have to end your pathetic life this way...No!" yelled Norman. "I don't want to hurt him!Shut up, Osborn! Get back on your sabbatical! This is my time to make my day!"
"Dissociative Identity Disorder..." John slowly stands right back up. "No wonder S.H.I.E.L.D. considers you incredibly dangerous... Two people in one mind... Reminds me of a certain somebody..."
"Cheap shot, Dark! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!"
Goblin throws several Razor Bats at Dark. Dark jumps and somersaults, but the Bats stabbed him everywhere.
*SPLAT!!!*
Dark drops to the ground, screaming and Wahrewoging incompletely.
Goblin roars and composes himself. "How dare you insult me like this? You shall be punished."
Goblin grabs his face and crashes it into the stone wall.
*SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!! SPLAT!!!*
Dark coughs blood and trembles in pain.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" cackled Goblin.
Dark then screams in pain as Goblin slowly bends his elbow backward. "RAUGH!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! RAAAAAAAH!!!"
*CRACK!!!*
Dark sobs. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"
Goblin doesn't stop and keeps bending the forearm backward.
"STOP!!! STOP!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH-!!!"
Norman speaks. "No, Goblin! Stop hurting John!"
Norman switches to the Goblin. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
*SPLAT!!! CRACK!!!*
Blood sprays everywhere as Goblin tore off Dark's left forearm.
"AH!!! OH!!! OH, FUCK!!!" Dark shakes in pain, grabbing his nubbed arm and squeezing his elbow.
Dark Wahrewoges and shrieks.
Dark shakes and backs away from Goblin, who had blood splattered all over his mask. "Oh, John... Go on... bleed... Let your rage fill you..."
Dark stands up and punches Goblin. He then jumps, he spins, and he kicks Goblin twice in the face. Dark then pins Goblin down and punches him over and over again.
"Gah! Gah! Grugh! Raugh!" Dark grunts as he beats Goblin's mask over and over again.
Dark summons his katana and prepares to stab Goblin's head.
Goblin kept on laughing and laughing. "Kill me... Go on!"
"You're a damned patient in Arkham Asylum!" roared Dark. "I HAVE NO RIGHT TO KILL YOU OFF OR I WILL BE PERSONALLY ARRESTED BY THE GODDAMNED BATMAN!!! That's what you want, RIGHT!? YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOU!!! WELL GO FUCK YOURSELF BECAUSE I WILL NOT BREAK THE LAW!!! SPEND-!!!"
Dark beats Goblin's face once.
*SPLAT!!!*
"-YOUR-!!!"
*SPLAT!!!*
"-MISERABLE LIFE IN THE GODDAMNED ASYLUM!!!"
*SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT!!!*
"You awfully have a strange hatred for people like me... Good... inhale it... feel that rage... let it seep in your heart..." Goblin cackled softly, coughing.
Dark trembles. He goes limp and drops to the ground.
"You killed my friend... Allan..." coughed Dark.
"I've killed many people, Stefanio... It feels so good to kill people... Right, John Stefanio? You filthy murderer..."
Goblin and Dark slowly close their eyes, both knocked out.
*step... step... step...*
The next day...
Dark wakes up with his arm reattached facing F.F.
"Hey, hey!" cheered F.F.
Dark's lips tremble. "Oh... God... He... He attacked me..." said Dark. "How is my arm back on?"
"I disinfected it and reattached it, yeah?" smiled F.F. "Cool, huh? I used my saliva to stitch you up! Every cell and every tissue in your body is successfully reconnected!"
Dark moves his fingers around. "Thank you..." he whispered.
"Why are people coming out of portals tryin' to kill us!? What!? Are we also disqualified because portals are found in our trail!?"
"No... There's a loophole that helps both of us..." said Sam. "I mean us and the bad guys... Portal Guns can identify the user's fingerprints even underneath a cloth by using a rich ultraviolet scanner. The fingerprints cannot be scanned by the button when the button wasn't pressed by an object."
"Fuckin' stupid," said Jack, shaking his head. "So, what? Assassins would just keep comin' at us?Why!?"
"Because they know about the DISCs..." said Kariel.
"How?" asked Johnny.
Kariel sighs. "Kenneth... He attacked me around a month ago... He broke into our home while Yuri and Antonio were outside for a walk... Shit..."
Kariel calls Gabrielle. "Hey? Yeah... There's a bug in our house... Take care of it."
"What!?" asked Gabrielle.
"Check behind the shelves..." said Kariel.
Kariel turns off the phone.
"Now, what?" asked Yurielle.
Kariel sighs and shrugs. "Let's hope we finish the race don't get killed..."
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